17 step-by-step guides on every screen and feature of RankLinks — from browsing and selecting your first site to bulk ordering, link monitoring, publisher workflows, escrow protection, and platform integrations. Screenshots from the real interface throughout.
You want backlinks. You browse sites, select publishers, place orders, and track delivery. Guides 01–12 cover every step of the buyer workflow.
You own a website and want to monetize it by accepting guest post orders. Guides 07 and 17 cover the publisher-side workflow end to end.
From the Browse page to the Publisher Dashboard — every button, every form, every workflow explained with screenshots.
The Browse page with 4 filter controls (search, niche, DA range, price range). Each site card shows 6 verified metrics. How to read and compare sites before selecting one.
Guide 01The 7 sort options, how to read publisher cards (rating, completion rate, turnaround, tier pricing), the Featured badge, and how to pick the right publisher for your order.
Guide 02The complete order form — target URL, anchor text, content option (Basic/Content/Premium), special instructions, review screen, and checkout via escrow payment.
Guide 03How the escrow model works — payment held until delivery, the release trigger, dispute process, and what happens if a publisher misses the deadline.
Guide 04The automated content analysis that runs on every delivered article — the 7 dimensions it checks, what passes vs. fails, and what happens when a check fails.
Guide 05The 24/7 backlink monitoring panel — how to read the status indicators, what triggers an alert, how to use the re-check button, and what the lost-link flow looks like.
Guide 10Buyers: follow phases 1–3 in order. Publishers: read guides 07 and 17 first.
How to use the Browse page filters (niche, DA range, price, search bar), read each site card's 6 verified metrics, access editorial guidelines, and navigate to the Publisher Selection page.
The 7 sort options explained, how to read every field on a publisher card (rating, completion rate, turnaround days, tier pricing, Featured badge), and the comparison workflow before placing an order.
A screen-by-screen walkthrough of the order wizard — Step 1 (target URL and anchor text), Step 2 (content option selection and special instructions), Step 3 (review and checkout via escrow).
How the escrow hold works, the exact conditions that trigger payment release to the publisher, the dispute form and resolution timeline, and what the deadline-missed flow looks like in the dashboard.
The 7 automated checks that run on every delivered article, what each check flags, the pass/fail thresholds, and what happens in the dashboard when one or more checks fail.
Every column in the Buyer Dashboard order table, the filter and search controls, the status badge meanings (Pending → In Progress → Review → Live → Cancelled), and bulk actions available on multiple orders.
How to navigate the Publisher Dashboard, accept or decline incoming orders, submit the published URL, read your rating and completion rate metrics, and use the earnings panel.
How the deadline countdown timer appears in both buyer and publisher dashboards, what triggers a timer warning state, and how to request an extension from the order detail panel.
How to open the per-order message thread, attach files, reference specific order details in messages, and use the notification settings to manage alerts for new messages.
The Link Monitoring panel — status indicators (Live, Warning, Lost), what triggers each status, how to use the manual re-check button, and what to do when a link shows Lost status.
What each of the 6 verified metrics on a site card means, how RankLinks sources and refreshes them, which combination to prioritize when comparing sites, and what spam score thresholds mean in practice.
How to use the Bulk Order interface — selecting multiple sites, assigning different anchors and URLs per order, the batch checkout flow, and how bulk orders appear in the Buyer Dashboard.
How to structure a repeatable monthly workflow inside RankLinks — which dashboard views to check weekly, how to use the Link Monitoring feed to prioritise actions, and how to batch orders efficiently.
What each tier includes (Basic = link placement only, Content = RankLinks writes the article, Premium = Premium placement + priority), how price is displayed on site and publisher cards, and how to choose in the order wizard.
How to enable the RankLinks integrations from Settings, what data flows between RankLinks and RankOps (tasks), RankTalk (notifications), and RankTracker (backlink markers), and which buttons appear in the RankLinks UI once connected.
The anchor text field in the order wizard — what values are accepted, which patterns the 7-point quality check flags, and how the anchor text input validation works in the form.
The publisher application form, minimum site requirements (DA, traffic, spam score thresholds), the verification review process, how to set your listing's pricing and editorial guidelines, and the Publisher rating system.
The website-first browse model is the only way link buying should work. I search for the domain I want, see every publisher offering it, sort by completion rate, and pick the one with 99%. Simple. No surprises on delivery.
The bulk order interface cut our agency's ordering time from 2 hours to 20 minutes for a 10-link campaign. Select sites, assign anchors per row, one checkout. Everything lands in the dashboard with individual tracking per order.
The 24/7 link monitoring gives us confidence reporting to clients. When a link goes to Warning status, RankLinks flags it before we even check — and the resolution flow is built right into the dashboard without contacting support.
Browse 10 verified sites, place your first order, and track it through to publication — all on the Rankar.ai starter plan.